I came across this image while looking up animal references and then absolutely had to find the source. I love the creature's design and the powerful extension of its legs as it's running. I wound up using this to replace the desktop background that I've had for over two years now Your designs are fantastic!

oohh hooly ! nice... if i think on the possible with landscape on the Unreal Engine 4.0an real running around BOR maybe rideable ? this whant be really cool, this photorealistic in Unreal.. woah..niccee ...best regardsBlackyunreal1998remake.boards.net/

Wow. This creature looks elegant and powerful, very alien and yet very plausible. Very interesting body configuration too. I often have a thing against artists just sticking extra legs on creatures for the sake of making it different, but it really works in this one. I can imagine the animal using those mandible-esque arms to carry its young or holding down prey.

The smaller front arms might be for tripping prey, since this creature was designed after a cheetah. Cheetahs are known the trip their prey with their front paws. To have extra limbs to do it, rather than using legs made for running would certainly be beneficial to the species survival. Of coarse I maybe wrong. It could be to bring the prey closer within biting range, in which it's legs cannot, or that this is a female, and the arms are used to carry young. Perhaps, it maybe a male, using it's impressive arms to attract mate by fighting others.Who knows?

I am very impressed by the dynamics of this picture! Everything is spot on. And you have blended the off kilter balance of the cheetah pursuit with a sprinting greyhound, plus a huge helping of god awful monster! Really stellar concept work.